Going to write problems with Linux: kernel, kernel drivers, and fucked-up applications. Also different Linux distributions are going to be included.

Searching for a nice layout for this page.

This document gives strong hints why Linux has not been successful within desktops for common computer users.

TODO Ubuntu Bashing.

FC9 + GTK+ setuid and setgid fucked up

Normal unix way is to use groups and setgid programs to those groups, in our case:

/etc/group:

scanner:x:15000:arl

chown, chmod:

sudo chgrp scanner /usr/bin/xsane /usr/bin/sane-find-scanner /usr/bin/xsane-gimp
sudo chmod g+s /usr/bin/xsane /usr/bin/sane-find-scanner /usr/bin/xsane-gimp

Why? So that I can give rights just to the programs to use just the devices program needs.

End result:

$ xsane

(process:6914): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid.
This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

    http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.

Which means I need to hack GTK+ libraries to get rid of this stupidity.

FC6 + Gutenprint + CUPS - how it is possible to make things complicated.

Just want to do:

$ lpr ~/tmp/matkalippu-20080229.txt 
lpr: Error - no default destination available.

What the fuck? I do have printer connected, and the USB subsystem certainly found it. So what is the problem with this shit system (FC6)? Do I need to learn all the minor details in car motor just to drive a car? No. But with Red Hat system you do need to.

Actually the problem is with stupid yum - it should tell more to user, like to install gutenprint-cups package. Just installin cups and gutenprint wont help you at all.

There should be better installation utility: instead of telling what software kits you want to install (syntactic approach), you should be able to tell what to do, for instance "I want to print to Canon MP150" (semantic approach).

Parsing is quite easy "I" (subject), "want" (need) "to" (extra need) "print" (verb), "Canon MP150" (object). Even the most stupid developer is able to do simple database in his/her Linux distribution.

Each yum package should have man page, so that

$ man gutenprint-cups
No manual entry for gutenprint-cups

works.

gutenprint-cups man page should: a) list binaries involved, b) show how to use the system with nice and easy samples.

^20080614 This guy had really problems with his fucked-up Linux distribution and Lynx browser.

^20071125 This guy had really fucked-up Linux distribution in his machine preinstalled.
Notice how he manages to avoid using word "fucked" withing his vocabulary.

By linking to this page you are not allower to sensor word fucked-up.
As a anchor text or link name you must have at least text "fucked-up Linux" mentioned.
Yes, you figured it out; the meaning is to cause trouble.